As the saying goes, Don't sweat the small stuff.  And, it's all small stuff.

In business, investing, and relationships, always consider the source.  In this case, small minded people with an agenda...small stuff.

As for the Supreme Court's rulling already in use, WOW!  This is not small stuff.  I heard about the case in the hotel bar in Wayne, NJ (HQ for Big Box) and their were several toy reps discussing it's impact (yep, they sell guitars, too).

Would it be correct to state that a patent that is NOT deemed "obvious" would now hold more weight with the court once the patent has passed this test?  I assume every good attorney on the mean ole copy cat side will file for this "obvious" test.

Since I've been a defender of company patents and a mean ole copy cat, I would really liked to have this ruling before I singed our last royalty deal....it was a Marshall, TX case, commonly known as the Rocket Docket that gives out gazillions to patent holders.  We got out light, but this ruling directly applies. 

As a picker, you'll probably understand.  A company added an LCD tuner screen to an acoustic guitar on-board preamp and patented it.  Both the preamps and the LCD tuner screen pre-existed.  They just stuck them together. 

John